245: Chapter 245 Changes in the Secret Realm

Ye Mo tossed out a Storage Pouch, inside which were the 100 million Spirit Stones he had prepared in advance.

The old man opened the Storage Pouch to check, and the expression on his face instantly became incredibly vivid.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart.

He knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, so he asked, "Fellow Daoist, what is your purpose?"

"Rest assured, I will never interfere in your Gang's internal affairs; I only need a nominal position."

With Ye Mo's strength, joining a Demon Hunting Team was actually simple, but he feared being restricted by others again.

"Just a nominal position?"

The old man looked at Ye Mo with a face full of surprise.

He had thought Ye Mo wanted to be the leader of the Shanhai Gang; to be honest, if Ye Mo was willing to provide 100 million Spirit Stones every year, it wouldn't be impossible for him to take the leader's seat.

"Exactly. Aside from giving you Spirit Stones every year, I basically won't show up at other times. How about it? As long as you agree, these 100 million Spirit Stones are yours right now," Ye Mo said.

Everyone in the hall truly couldn't understand what Ye Mo's purpose was for doing this.

It was likely that even a fool could see there was something fishy.

However, what Ye Mo offered was simply too much.

100 million Spirit Stones were enough for them to Cultivate in Tianshui City, even saving them the trouble of going out to sea.

Of course, the main purpose of going out to sea was to obtain the corpses of Demon Cultivators and earn contribution points to exchange for precious Materials.

For example, Medicinal Pills for breaking through to the Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation stages, or powerful Magic Treasures.

These things were almost entirely monopolized by the Eight Great Sects; it was very difficult for ordinary people to obtain them.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally, the old man made up his mind; even if Ye Mo had other motives, it was better than the Gang being disbanded.

"Alright, I agree," the old man nodded heavily.

"Fine, then let's go to the Deacon Hall now to handle the formalities," Ye Mo said with a slight smile.

Then, led by Yang Cai, Ye Mo went to the Deacon Hall and successfully became a member of the Shanhai Demon Hunting Team.

Yang Cai also arranged a room for Ye Mo in the Shanhai Gang.

Finally, he even hurriedly gathered the Gang's Disciples, wanting them to get to know Ye Mo, but Ye Mo refused.

However, many people were still curious about Ye Mo and came outside his room to peek.

Furthermore, some maidservants took the initiative to prepare some food and wine and sent them to Ye Mo's room.

Ye Mo found it hard to refuse, so he took a few bites before leaving the room and heading to the Demon Cultivation Sea once again.

August 5th, evening.

Ye Mo found a small island in the Forbidden Spirit Sea.

Then he began to organize the Storage Pouches from the previous Demon Cultivators.

A total of two hundred corpses were all tossed to Jin Chengtian.

Zhang Hao and Gong Kai were consuming Primordial Spirits.

In about a day or two, they would be able to Breakthrough to the Soul Devouring stage.

From over two hundred Storage Pouches, Ye Mo found many more Puppet Materials, as well as several Corpse Officials and Soul Corpses.

August 7th, Ye Mo returned to Blue Star.

Blue Star time was now January 27th, 2033.

The Clone did not appear, but the Evil Qi within the Secret Realm had thinned considerably; whereas before they couldn't go deeper than a hundred meters, they could now enter two hundred meters.

Ye Mo speculated it might be related to the Clone's Legacy.

This was good; at least the range of activity for his family had increased significantly.

Lin Xiangqian even specially built an amusement park for the children to play in.

He also built a square for some middle-aged and elderly people to do square dancing.

"Ye Mo, the Evil Qi in this Secret Realm is dissipating a bit every day now. What's going on?"

Ye Mo stood outside the amusement park, watching his children playing happily.

Lin Xiangqian looked at the Secret Realm outside the Formation, a hint of worry on his face.

He didn't know if the dissipation of the Evil Qi was good or bad.

"Don't worry. Perhaps when the Evil Qi completely disappears, it will be time for us to leave the Secret Realm."

Ye Mo guessed that once the Evil Qi fully dissipated, the Clone would have completed the Legacy.

By then, with the Clone's strength, it should be able to deal with the gods and demons.

"Really?" A sharp light flashed in Lin Xiangqian's eyes; no one liked staying in the Secret Realm.

"I can only say it's possible. Let's wait a bit longer."

Ye Mo shook his head slightly.

Once the Clone's Legacy ended, if it truly reached the Ninth level of Body Refining, he naturally wanted the Clone to leave the Secret Realm and see the situation on Blue Star.

Of course, the safest plan was to wait until Ye Mo's original body was strong enough to insta-kill someone in the Late Stage of Undergoing Tribulation.

For example, with a cultivation increase of a hundred thousand times, or a million times.

"As long as there's hope of getting out, no matter how long we wait, everyone will at least have something to look forward to," Lin Xiangqian patted Ye Mo's shoulder.

He then walked toward the amusement park. A little boy stretched out his arms and ran toward him, shouting "Grandpa, Grandpa" repeatedly.

Lin Xiangqian picked up the little boy, who peeked at Ye Mo.

This was Ye Mo and Lin Shishuang's second child. He was nearly three years old now.

He looked at Ye Mo with a hint of unfamiliarity in his eyes.

"You're gone for over three months at a time and only back for ten days, and you're either Cultivating or making babies. You should spend more time with the children when you can."

Lin Xiangqian wasn't exactly complaining.

Ye Mo's children were simply too many; as they grew older, they became more and more unfamiliar with their father, which was quite a bizarre situation.

"My leaving is also beyond my control. I'll explain later," Ye Mo patted his son's head.

"You, I don't know how many secrets you're hiding... Little Mo, as someone who's been through it, don't put too much of a burden on yourself in this life. Just have a clear conscience."

Lin Xiangqian glanced at Ye Mo's graying hair.

Ye Mo was only in his thirties. Last time his hair was completely white, it recovered after he broke through to the Golden Core stage, but he didn't expect it to start turning white again now.

Many people wondered if Ye Mo was under too much pressure.

"Grandpa, you worry too much. I was indeed worried before that I'd never be able to return, but not anymore. I have a Clone now; even if I die, the Clone will always be with you."

Ye Mo said.

"A Clone? Didn't you say one needs to Breakthrough to Body Integration to condense a Clone?"

Lin Xiangqian asked in surprise.

Now Lin Xiangqian was also quite knowledgeable about Cultivation. Last time Ye Mo was at the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, he obtained many resources and books, and he had left quite a few for Lin Xiangqian.

"My Clone is a bit different. We are essentially two people, and we don't interfere with each other," Ye Mo replied.

"Then where is this Clone of yours now?" Lin Xiangqian asked.

"Cultivating within the Secret Realm. I estimate it should be able to emerge from seclusion in a year or two."

"Oh, I see."

...

February 7th, 2033.

Ye Mo returned to Tianzhou; it was August 8th.

Jin Chengtian was still inside the Corpse Official absorbing corpse Qi. Ye Mo guessed that once the corpse Qi was fully absorbed, Jin Chengtian should be able to become a level five Soul Corpse.

Zhang Hao and Gong Kai had both become Devouring Beasts now, and Ye Mo had also upgraded them to level five Puppets.

To upgrade to level six, many Materials were needed, and they were also very rare.

However, after Zhang Hao and the other had devoured so many Primordial Spirits, their devouring power had grown much stronger.

"Time to get to work." Ye Mo stood up and flew toward the depths of the Forbidden Spirit Sea.

...

Tianshui City, Law Enforcement Hall.

Under Captain Tang Jing's manipulation, he managed to get Di Yue and the others out.

The matter wasn't particularly major; in the end, the Law Enforcement Hall only dismissed Di Yue and Qian Haoyan from their positions.

Blood Drink Headquarters.

"Old Qian, this matter absolutely cannot end like this. Ye Mo has already left Blood Drink. I just had someone look into it; Ye Mo joined a small Gang called the Shanhai Gang and has gone to the Demon Cultivation Sea alone."

"Sister Di, tell me, what should we do now?"

"It's simple. Although we can't deal with Ye Mo ourselves, we can hire an assassin..."

"You want someone from outside the Sect to take action?"

"Exactly. Doesn't Ye Mo like to go out to sea alone? Who would know if he died..."